Lake Emerald
Florida PD-tolerant bunch grape (V. simpsonii in its background). Bronze/green; historically used for white wine/juice in the Gulf South. PD tolerance is the sourced trait; other fields thin and flagged.
Across the consideration criteria
What it makes
Aromatic family
Tasting notes
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 15°F
- Ripening
- Late-season
- Vigor
- High
- Disease tolerance
- Very high
- Drainage need
- Moderately Well
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7
- Graft requirement
- Own Root Viable
- US availability
- Rare
Considerations
Primary buds start to die near 15°F. Cold-tender; wants a mild winter or protected site.
Needs roughly 3300 growing degree-days to ripen, a late-season variety (Winkler IV-V). Wants a long, warm season; marginal in cool regions.
Tolerant to Pierce's disease. Only a threat in the warm, humid South and parts of California; cold-winter regions cure it naturally.
High vigor. Wants leaner ground and active canopy management, or fruit hides in shade.
High heat tolerance. Holds up to a hot, sunny season.
Moderate water demand. Average moisture needs for a wine grape.
Prefers soil pH between 5.5 and 7.0. Outside the band, lime or sulfur brings it in range.
Phylloxera-tolerant: own-rooted vines are fine.
These are intrinsic to the grape. On a real property, Folia scores each against your site; here they're shown on their own.
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